The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
MASON AND CARPENTER.
Their Years Work in Memphis.
How the City Is Building Up In All
Directions.
Notable Business Structures Erect
ed During Twelve Months.
New and Beautiful Homes Bejew eli.
ing the Residence streets.
More Money Expended I'm Houses
Than Ever BeSOrs-she Sub
urbs Btossomisg fnto
Bauty.

During the past commercial year
full million and half of dollars
have been expended in this city and
its suburbs on houses. This in
sludes all kinds of shelter for man
and beast, for manufactures, ware
houses, and everything pertaining to
structural work, but exclusive Of the
land sites they occupy. A million
and half Of money in brick, NOR
tar, lumber, iron, stone and labor in
twelve months may be regarded as a
liberal expenditure, even in these
flush times.
Otupwards Of 400 structures, Of all
classes, erected, and either COM
pleted or approaching completion,
during the year, twenty-five ex-
hibit an outlay of $4,000 aud up
wards. The majority, as will be
seen by the accompanying list, were
OF moderate cost, and mainly range
between $1,000 and $500 each. Many
Of these combine beauty and utility
in accordance with a practical expo
sition OF the science OF ar chitecture.
or modified by modern thought and
necessity, and the nine architects To-
Gated among US have found good en-
ployment in planning aud looking
after their construction,
A physical exponent OF mans
standing, character, tastes aud as
pirations is his house,; and the style
Of its structure, if put up under his
direction, together with its embel-
lishments, generally give an observ-
ant passer-by very good insight
into the owners character, always,
OF course, considering the condition
Of his finances.
Within the past four or FIVE years
the Queen Anne style Of cottage has
become quite q favorite among those
who can afford TO follow it and spare
a few dollars for ornamentation
These handsome homes attract
pleasant comment from. visiting
strangers, while they are in broad
contrast to the old fashioned, plain
looking, small Widowed structures
erected by the early settlers Of fifty
years ago. Types OF the old times
are to be seen at intervals in and
about the city, as we'll as on farms
and plantations, aud were introduced
by immigrants from North Carolina
who embraced the most Of the early
settlers OF this section. But leayins
aside cobweb fancies and compari
sons and getting down to brass tacks
and business, it is proper to say tina,
during the past three years $1,000.
600 has been expended in this city
in building. aud nearly half OF thai
amount was disbursed within the
past twelve months, upwards oil
5000 900 Of brick have been manu-
featured aud used in aud around tn,
city within the past FIVE months
and IL is safe 10 estimate the total
number OF brick TO be utilized FOL
the current season at 100000
This is n larger number than hai
been made aud utilized for AM
previous season, aud $50 met
with weekly expenditure o.
$1,000 for labor and material, and nj
invest ID capital Of a quarter OF
million, have been leading features il
the brick traffic for nearly six mon b.
past. The raw brick turned out thi
summer are worth. in round numbers
nearly halt a million dollars.
Taking tho structures or businse
concerns requiring an outlay o
$4,000 aud upwards, chiefly erected
the past summer, aud either com
pleted OF approaching completion ,an,
they number twonty'iour separat,
buildings or enterprises, the total 10
yestmen, therein being more thai
$1,000, 900 exclusive OF land sites
The list noted embraces the ston
built Methodist church, on which
not more than $4,000, perhaps, vii
be expended the current year. |
alo includes compress enlargoments
or be,terments. which are located a
several points within the city, an,
the estimate for the Southern Oi
Works at McGheo's station include
the land site Of twenty.iour acres
more or less. In the order Of valu
they appear as follows
LEADING BUILDINGS ERETED Dur
ING 1851.
y. Lewen,tsin A Bros. s story h~use siG5 90
hsrchant,' Cotton Press aud Storage
Co.Htmpreyemenis ........ %. .........lhn 20
Southern OF " grEs, Me8hee's st,tloa 4. i2i ,Ol
HanAuer OIL Worts AZ river font. ...... ~ q
=. Ol,xers building, Shelby street IS %
BROOKS, Nicely Il Co, Main and Mccall
treet., f0 N
star u ! Viii rsnovsi ,,................ bl IN
tiN hsihotht ehufea..-...................b n "a
Miss Hisbse, hool........ ........... 10 o,
Wet'ct Steve Wofks......,. Dol. ........., 81 u
Mrs. Holr's 8 f,ory buildinF 10 Main
Las'in;nni Hotel. IN and Monroe . y
II. 81. Es,iy'. residence, 5is Adams Nv
Cotton Press. Shs ~ 10
Railway depot, Boale and Clinton
Y Ryan, re.l,,se Ladies ~ ' Si so
HH.m aF.iaSd ,ior; T siSr.. .' ss'. 'O
oad stree, ...... 1870
J. q. Nsel . fssidincs, Uni,n street n, 10
n, 4. Banks, Poplar street, story
hftckss W ~
ChirNstN & snperaFe ..........,...... ...... 100
a N, plsad. 40 vain street .........., 10 %
j. r. Mcclellan 80 ldams street -, 10. d
J. Lee. Main snd Wathlnst,n streets,
story tt0fe.st.s.ss,.' 100
While over Al 900, 90 worth Of wor
sppear In the fJrcgoing list Of twent,
two enterprises, the work Of the pro
yious year included less than tw
dozen structures all told. reguiriu
an outlay OF more than $4,000 eacl
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